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physics.ed-ph2017
Seeing the real world: Comparing learning from verification labs and traditional or enhanced lecture demonstrations
Emily M. Smith, N. G. Holmes
Instructors in introductory physics courses often use labs and demonstrations to reinforce that the physics equations introduced in lectures and textbooks describe what actually ha…
physics.ed-ph2017★ 112 cited
Value added or misattributed? A multi-institution study on the educational benefit of labs for reinforcing physics content
N. G. Holmes, Jack Olsen, James L. Thomas +1
Instructional labs are widely seen as a unique, albeit expensive, way to teach scientific content. We measured the effectiveness of introductory lab courses at achieving this educa…
physics.ed-ph2017★ 10 cited
Toolboxes and handing students a hammer: The effects of cueing and instruction on getting students to think critically
N. G. Holmes, Dhaneesh Kumar, D. A. Bonn
Developing critical thinking skills is a common goal of an undergraduate physics curriculum. How do students make sense of evidence and what do they do with it? In this study, we e…